Comments on: Montreal Fashion Week SS2010 – Day 1 http://www.fashiondualite.com/2009/10/13/montreal-fashion-week-ss2010-day-1/ Tue, 21 Jun 2011 20:49:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Dahlia http://www.fashiondualite.com/2009/10/13/montreal-fashion-week-ss2010-day-1/comment-page-1/#comment-1013 Dahlia Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:45:47 +0000 http://www.fashiondualite.com/?p=2119#comment-1013 Thanks Danielle. I do have more pictures of Andy's presentation, I just wasn't up to uploading them all yesterday since I wasn't feeling so hot. But because I'm a blogger, I suppose choosing a "winning designer" is really subjective to his or her own taste on the designs themselves. True, I haven't been in the industry that long to cast an assertive critical eye, but when you compare them to what's being show in New York, Paris, Milan and London...well, let's just say that if Montreal wants to be a world leader, they're going to have to try much harder than that. But there are a lot of things I know that Montreal is at a disadvantage and one would be financial support to our local designers. They don't have private financial backers for their companies, which would allow them to expand their spectrum, choose better fabrics, but also money would influence the way they would design (good or bad point, depends). For smaller fashion week such as Montreal, it's not cheap to show on the runway, and these designers aren't proliferating across a lot of major stores, and according to our English newspaper, only very very small percentage of Montrealers know who our local designers are. Of which Marie Saint Pierre was the more "popular" one and she only got 12% out of 600 ppl surveyed. What does that say about our state of local fashion? One good thing about MFW is that they show from the get-go wearable clothes and don't really try to cover it up in frou frou stuff (some do, but most don't) and I think that's a strong selling point to buyers, that's why I thought the CIMM was a great hub of great balance between commercial appeal and creativity (but they didn't show this year, oddly enough). That's why I keep going back, because I keep hoping for the magic to come, and I'm not asking for an Alexander McQueen show with alien outfits and shoes, but I know they have potential to wow us, I've seen glimpse of it here and there. But thanks for the tips, I will try to post more about designers I do love, just show them what I'm talking about. It would also help to see the clothes upclose, naturally. ;) Thanks Danielle. I do have more pictures of Andy’s presentation, I just wasn’t up to uploading them all yesterday since I wasn’t feeling so hot.

But because I’m a blogger, I suppose choosing a “winning designer” is really subjective to his or her own taste on the designs themselves. True, I haven’t been in the industry that long to cast an assertive critical eye, but when you compare them to what’s being show in New York, Paris, Milan and London…well, let’s just say that if Montreal wants to be a world leader, they’re going to have to try much harder than that. But there are a lot of things I know that Montreal is at a disadvantage and one would be financial support to our local designers. They don’t have private financial backers for their companies, which would allow them to expand their spectrum, choose better fabrics, but also money would influence the way they would design (good or bad point, depends).

For smaller fashion week such as Montreal, it’s not cheap to show on the runway, and these designers aren’t proliferating across a lot of major stores, and according to our English newspaper, only very very small percentage of Montrealers know who our local designers are. Of which Marie Saint Pierre was the more “popular” one and she only got 12% out of 600 ppl surveyed. What does that say about our state of local fashion?

One good thing about MFW is that they show from the get-go wearable clothes and don’t really try to cover it up in frou frou stuff (some do, but most don’t) and I think that’s a strong selling point to buyers, that’s why I thought the CIMM was a great hub of great balance between commercial appeal and creativity (but they didn’t show this year, oddly enough). That’s why I keep going back, because I keep hoping for the magic to come, and I’m not asking for an Alexander McQueen show with alien outfits and shoes, but I know they have potential to wow us, I’ve seen glimpse of it here and there.

But thanks for the tips, I will try to post more about designers I do love, just show them what I’m talking about. It would also help to see the clothes upclose, naturally. ;)

]]> By: Danielle http://www.fashiondualite.com/2009/10/13/montreal-fashion-week-ss2010-day-1/comment-page-1/#comment-1012 Danielle Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:19:14 +0000 http://www.fashiondualite.com/?p=2119#comment-1012 I think that's the thing with being critical as a blogger - it brings attention to the quality of your own coverage, and its a shame when you have to make excuses. Smaller fashion weeks have their fair share of excuses too, whether you are a blogger or a designer, what is most remarkable and newsworthy is when the adversity gets transcended. I would love to see some more images of designs you love (ask a photographer to help you!) and a bit more information on the "winning designers". Get well soon, and if you're sick don't run yourself ragged watching a lot of sub-par fashion shows eh ;) I think that’s the thing with being critical as a blogger – it brings attention to the quality of your own coverage, and its a shame when you have to make excuses. Smaller fashion weeks have their fair share of excuses too, whether you are a blogger or a designer, what is most remarkable and newsworthy is when the adversity gets transcended.

I would love to see some more images of designs you love (ask a photographer to help you!) and a bit more information on the “winning designers”.

Get well soon, and if you’re sick don’t run yourself ragged watching a lot of sub-par fashion shows eh ;)

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